Hadyn Ellis

Hadyn Douglas Ellis
Born (1945-10-25)25 October 1945
Newport, Wales
Died 2 November 2006(2006-11-02) (aged 61)
Cardiff, Wales
Citizenship United Kingdom
Known for Face perception, Capgras delusion
Scientific career
Fields Psychology
Institutions Cardiff University, University of Aberdeen

Hadyn Ellis CBE[1] DSc (25 October 1945 – 2 November 2006)[2] was a Welsh psychologist who was influential in the field of face processing and who had some 160 publications to his name.[3][4]

For the largest part of his career he worked at Cardiff University, where he became pro-vice chancellor for research in 1994. He also made significant contributions to research strategy at the ESRC.

His research into face perception had significant contribution to eyewitness testimony[5] and also the understanding of delusions of misidentification such as Capgras delusion.[6] Ellis is also considered to be the person who coined the term cognitive neuropsychiatry.

During his career he also wrote many books, including Validation in Psychology: Research Perspectives[7] and Perceiving and Remembering Faces.[8]

After his death from bowel cancer, Cardiff University recognised his contribution to science and the university by naming a building in his honor.[9] Additionally, the Hadyn Ellis Prize is awarded annually to research students at Cardiff University for the best PhD dissertation, previous winners of which have been Joseph Sweetman[10] and Georgie Powell.[11]

References

  1. "UK | Education | Teachers win top honours". BBC News. 11 June 2004. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  2. Professor Hadyn Ellis
  3. "Professor Hadyn Ellis CBE DSc (1945-2006)". Cardiff.ac.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  4. "Hadyn Ellis - Google Scholar Citations". scholar.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
  5. "NCJRS Abstract - National Criminal Justice Reference Service". Ncjrs.gov. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  6. "Capgras delusion: a window on face recognition". Trends in Cognitive Sciences. 5: 149–156. doi:10.1016/S1364-6613(00)01620-X.
  7. ISBN 978-0765806475
  8. ISBN 978-0122062209
  9. "School of Medicine". Medicine.cf.ac.uk. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  10. "Staff profiles - Psychology - University of Exeter". Psychology.exeter.ac.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  11. http://sites.cardiff.ac.uk%2Fwarc%2Ffiles%2F2014%2F06%2F5-year-plan-2014-2019.doc&usg=AFQjCNHngHKZjCFA9qCcgPGcdKTOGoZKzg&bvm=bv.108194040,d.ZWU
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